Turner v. State

The appellant, convicted at a court trial, in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of assault with intent to murder and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, presents three questions on appeal from the judgment. Two of the questions relate to the guilt stage of the trial:

I “Was the appellant, under all the circumstances of his case, denied the effective representation of counsel?”

II “Does the failure of the trial judge to make a finding of sanity at the time of the offense after a written plea of insanity has been filed render the judgment void?”

The third question relates to the penalty stage of the…